Abstract / Synopsis
This article chronicles the merging of my roles of teacher and learner of mathematics with that of a relatively new pursuit: parenthood. Amidst my attempts to dutifully provide opportunities for my son to interact with various mathematical ideas and artifacts, it was an unanticipated moment of epiphany that allowed me to enter into his emerging world of mathematical significance and rediscover what first drew me to the teaching and learning of mathematics. My son’s innocent, yet potent, understanding of number provides an image of the power of mathematics to organize experience, structure significance, and communicate meaning.
DOI
10.5642/jhummath.201702.19
Recommended Citation
Nat Banting, "I Love You Fifty," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 7 Issue 2 (July 2017), pages 379-383. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.201702.19. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol7/iss2/19
